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Tips & Tricks
This page contains Far Cry 5 tips, tricks and strategies that players should find helpful during their adventures around Hope County.
For those of you just starting the game, be sure to check out our list of things to do first,and series veterans will want to check out what's new in Far Cry 5.
Below you'll find tips that the Far Cry 5 tutorials may have left out, and strategies for effectively mounting your resistance against the Project at Eden's Gate.
Adjust Your Driving Controls
It may not be a huge issue for some people, but the ability to take aim before shooting while driving (on console) has proven exceptionally useful during our playthrough. You can enable this ability by changing the driving controls in the Options section of the Pause menu.
Tab over to the Driving controls and change the control style from "Classic", which uses the gamepad/controller triggers to accelerate and brake while shooting automatically, to "Shooter", which lets you aim and fire with the triggers while controlling the motion of the vehicle with the left thumbstick.
Revealing the Map
If your first instinct when the world opens up is to hop in a chopper or plane and uncover as much of the map as much as you can, you're going to be sorely disappointed.
No matter how low you fly - even in just a wingsuit - you won't be able to lift the Fog of War covering the map from the air. The only way you can clear it is by driving, walking, or piloting a boat or a jet ski. Thankfully youll be given an excuse to visit just about every inch of the map during the missions and activities.
Thankfully, though, you’re still able to ping locations and fast travel points while flying above these areas, allowing you to fast-travel on foot or in a vehicle.
Guns For Hire Skills
Your regular guns for hire (not the Specialists) aren’t just NPCs who can pick up a gun and shoot whatever moves - they each have their own skill set.
Some are more adept at using assault rifles and shotguns, while others are more comfortable hunting silently with bows, or finding a sniper's perch to attack from long range.
Free Weapons
In addition to purchasing them with the money you earn, you can unlock weapons in the store by collecting them out in the field.
If you really like this guy's flamethrower, pick it up and you'll have access to it from now on. Sure, there may be nicer weapons that you can buy, but these freebies are a great place to start building your arsenal.
Down But Not Out
You may sometimes see an enemy fall down with a red indicator above their head. That means that they’re wounded but still kickin’ - just like you or your buddy when downed in co-op - and their cultists pals are going to try to get them back on their feet just like your friends would (assuming they're not jerks).
This can be a real pain if you’re not paying attention to them - but it’s also a great, if not a bit psychotic, strategy for luring enemies in cover out into the open for some target practice.
Free Perk Points
You can unlock new perks with points earned by completing challenges and opening Prepper Stashes, but you can also find survivalist magazines scattered throughout the county that will give you an extra skill point. Keep your eyes out in peoples houses or in hunters blinds for these helpful items.
Even More Free Perk Points
It’s also worth noting that you can also earn skill points and cash to use in the campaign by leveling up in Far Cry Arcade, be sure to jump on one of those machines located around the map.
Maps to Collectibles
You’ll probably stumble upon a collectible or two while exploring each region, like comic books or baseball cards.
There is a quest associated with each type of collectible, and when you track down the questgiver and formally start the mission, you’ll be able to purchase a map with all the locations of that collectible from a shop vendor. That said, you could just as easily click here and see all of their locations for free.
Character Customization
Despite the fact that during character customization you’re told after selecting a hairstyle that your choices are final and cannot be changed, that’s not entirely true.
Your gender and face type are, in fact, locked, but you can still change your hairstyle in the Clothing Menu or under that Customization tab of the pause menu.